I am trying to deploy on Geronimo 2.1.4 using hibernate as my JPA provider. H= ere is my persistence file.

<?xml version=3D"1= .0" encoding= =3D"UTF-8"?>

<persistence version=3D"1= .0" xmlns=3D"http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence"<= /span> xmlns:xsi= =3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance&quo= t; xsi:schemaLocation=3D"http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_1_0.xsd"= >

<= persiste= nce-unit name=3D"d= omain.ecommerce" transaction-type=3D"JTA">

= descript= ion>= eCommerce = Domain Model</descript= ion>=

= provider= >= org.hibern= ate.ejb.HibernatePersistence</provider= >=

= jta-data= -source>= EMDS_DB</jta-data= -source>=

= property= name=3D"h= ibernate.dialect" value=3D"org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect" /> =

= property= name=3D"h= ibernate.transaction.factory_class" value=3D"org.hibernate.transaction.JTATransactionFacto= ry" />

= property= name=3D"h= ibernate.transaction.manager_lookup_class" value=3D"org.apache.geronimo.hibernate.transaction.Ger= onimoTransactionManagerLookup"/>

= class>= com.mds.do= main.ecommerce.entity.Admin</class>=

= class>= com.mds.do= main.ecommerce.entity.User</class>=

= class>= com.mds.do= main.ecommerce.entity.BusinessType</class>=

= class>= com.mds.do= main.ecommerce.embedded.EntityChange</class>=

= class>= com.mds.do= main.ecommerce.embedded.EntityStatus</class>=

= class>= com.mds.do= main.ecommerce.entity.SystemValues</class>=

= class>= com.mds.do= main.ecommerce.keys.PkSystemValues</class>=

= exclude-= unlisted-classes>= true</exclude-= unlisted-classes>=

</persiste= nce-unit>=

</persistence>=

I created the Geronimo transaction manager lookup class. Here is what m= y deployment plan looks like

<?xml version=3D"1= .0" encoding= =3D"UTF-8" standalone=3D"n= o"?>

<app:application xmlns:app=3D"h= ttp://geronimo.apache.org/xml/ns/j2ee/application-2.0" xmlns:client=3D"http://geronimo.apache.org/xml/ns/j2ee/applic= ation-client-2.0" xmlns:conn= =3D"http://geronimo.apache.org/xml/ns/j2ee/connec= tor-1.2" xmlns:dep= =3D"http://geronimo.apache.org/xml/ns/deployment-= 1.2" xmlns:ejb= =3D"http://openejb.apache.org/xml/ns/openejb-jar-= 2.2" xmlns:name= =3D"http://geronimo.apache.org/xml/ns/naming-1.2&= quot; xmlns:pers= =3D"http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence"<= /span> xmlns:pkgen=3D"http://openejb.apache.org/xml/ns/pkgen-2.1&qu= ot; xmlns:sec= =3D"http://geronimo.apache.org/xml/ns/security-2.= 0" xmlns:web= =3D"http://geronimo.apache.org/xml/ns/j2ee/web-2.= 0.1" application-name=3D"ecommerce">

<= dep:envi= ronment>=

= dep:modu= leId>=

= dep:grou= pId>= mds= </dep:grou= pId>=

= dep:arti= factId>= ecommerce<= /span></dep:arti= factId>=

= dep:vers= ion>= 2.0= </dep:vers= ion>=

= dep:type= >= car= </dep:type= >=

= dep:modu= leId>= &nbs= p;

= dep:depe= ndencies>=

= <dep:dependency>

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:teal'><= dep:grou= pId>= console.db= pool</dep:grou= pId>=

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:teal'><= dep:arti= factId>= EMDS_DB</dep:arti= factId>=

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:teal'><= dep:vers= ion>= 1.0= </dep:vers= ion>=

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:teal'><= dep:type= >= rar= </dep:type= >=

= </dep:dependency>

= <dep:dependency>

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:teal'><= groupId<= /span>>= org.apache= .geronimo</groupId<= /span>>=

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:teal'><= artifact= Id>= GeronimoTr= ansactionManager</artifact= Id>=

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:teal'><= version<= /span>>= 1.0= </version<= /span>>=

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:teal'><= type>= jar= </type>=

= dep:depe= ndency>=

= dep:depe= ndencies>=

</dep:envi= ronment>= &nbs= p;

</app:application>

This is the error that I am getting: I have tried adding and removin= g the JTATransactionFactory entries and nothing helps.

2009-05-18 22:50:30,567 ERROR [GBeanInstanceState] Error while starting; GBean is now in the FAILED state= : abstractName=3D"mds/ecommerce/2.0/car?EJBModule=3Dmds.ecommerce.base.j= ar,J2EEApplication=3Dmds/ecommerce/2.0/car,PersistenceUnitModule=3Ddomain.e= commerce.jar,j2eeType=3DPersistenceUnit,name=3Ddomain.ecommerce"

javax.persistence.PersistenceExceptio= n: [PersistenceUnit: domain.ecommerce] Unable to build EntityManagerFactory

at org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration.buildEntityManagerFactory(Ejb3Configu= ration.java:677)

at org.hibernate.ejb.HibernatePersistence.createContainerEntityManagerFactory(= HibernatePe= rsistence.java:132)

at org.apache.geronimo.persistence.PersistenceUnitGBean.<init>(Persistence= UnitGBean.java:127)

at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Meth= od)

at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConst= ructorAccessorImpl.java:39)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingC= onstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)

at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.createInstance(GBeanInstan= ce.java:948)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstanceState.attemptFullStart(GBeanInstan= ceState.java:268)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstanceState.start(GBeanInstan= ceState.java:102)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstanceState.startRecursive(= GBeanInstan= ceState.java:124)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.startRecursive(GBeanInstan= ce.java:555)

at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.BasicKernel.startRecursiveGBean(= BasicKernel= .java:379)

at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.ConfigurationUtil.startConfigurationGBean= s(Configurati= onUtil.java:456)

at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.KernelConfigurationManager.start(<= u>KernelConfi= gurationManager.java:188)

at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.SimpleConfigurationManager.startConfigura= tion(SimpleConfi= gurationManager.java:563)

at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.SimpleConfigurationManager.startConfigura= tion(SimpleConfi= gurationManager.java:544)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:= 39)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingM= ethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.ReflectionMethodInvoker.invoke(= ReflectionM= ethodInvoker.java:34)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanOperation.invoke(GBeanOperat= ion.java:124)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.invoke(GBeanInstan= ce.java:867)

at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.BasicKernel.invoke(BasicKernel= .java:239)

at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.KernelGBean.invoke(KernelGBean.java:342)

at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor178.invoke(Unknown Source)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingM= ethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.ReflectionMethodInvoker.invoke(= ReflectionM= ethodInvoker.java:34)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanOperation.invoke(GBeanOperat= ion.java:124)

at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.invoke(GBeanInstan= ce.java:867)

at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.BasicKernel.invoke(BasicKernel= .java:239)

at org.apache.geronimo.system.jmx.MBeanGBeanBridge.invoke(MBeanGBeanB= ridge.java:172)

at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBea= nServerInterceptor.java:836)

at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:761= )

at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.doOperation(RMIConnecti= onImpl.java:1426)

at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.access$200(RMIConnecti= onImpl.java:72)

at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl$PrivilegedOperation.run(RMIConnecti= onImpl.java:1264)

at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.doPrivilegedOperation(= RMIConnecti= onImpl.java:1366)

at javax.management.remote.rmi.RMIConnectionImpl.invoke(RMIConnecti= onImpl.java:788)

at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor112.invoke(Unknown Source)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingM= ethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

at sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:305<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>)

at sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:159)

at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

at sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Transport.java:155)

at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(TCPTranspor= t.java:535)

at sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run0(TCPTranspor= t.java:790)

at su= n.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(TCPTranspor= t.java:649)

at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolE= xecutor.java:886)

at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolE= xecutor.java:908)

at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

Caused by: org.hiberna= te.HibernateException: The chos= en transaction strategy requires access to the JTA TransactionManager

at org.hibernate.impl.SessionFactoryImpl.<init>(SessionFact= oryImpl.java:361)

at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.buildSessionFactory(Configurati= on.java:1327)

at org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration.buildSessionFactory(AnnotationC= onfiguration.java:867)

at or= g.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration.buildEntityManagerFactory(Ejb3Configu= ration.java:669)

... 5= 4 more=

Any guidence you could give me would be greatly appreciated.<= /p>